1950 Lumberton Auctioneers Roster
Team Record: 92-43
Finished 1st in the TSL
Manager: John Streza (92-43)
Location: Lumberton, North Carolina
Ballpark: Armory Field
Attendance: 42,796, Avg. 634
Playoffs - Rockingham Eagles 4 games, Lumberton Auctioneers 2
The Lumberton Auctioneers of the Tobacco State League ended the 1950 season with a record of 92 wins and 43 losses, finishing first in the TSL.
The Auctioneers scored 916 runs, most in the league. Lumberton yielded 596 runs. Jimmy Francoline paced all regular batters with a .329 average. John Lagan topped the squad with 21 wins, while William Bernier and John Gerace, too added 15 or more wins, too William Bernier registered a 3.07 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Mike Milosevich played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Lumberton Auctioneers to do so.
John Streza served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Bernier | R | R | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Warren Bowen | R | November 27, 1930 | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Nick Dardes | R | R | 5'8" | 170 | ||
| Pete Ethier | R | July 25, 1930 | 5'9" | 175 | Spencer, MA US | |
| Benny Fasano | L | L | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Jimmy Francoline | R | R | October 31, 1917 | 5'7" | 165 | Hartford, CT US |
| John Gerace | R | R | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| James Griffy | R | January 19, 1931 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Joseph Guidice | L | August 10, 1929 | 5'10" | 200 | Boston, MA US | |
| Nesbit Hollis | L | 5'11" | ||||
| Lou Kucharski | July 1, 1929 | |||||
| John Lagan | L | L | December 18, 1928 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Julius Masinick | R | L | February 5, 1925 | 192 | ||
| Mike Milosevich | R | R | January 13, 1915 | 5'10" | 172 | Zeigler, IL US |
| Vernon Mustian | R | July 27, 1927 | 192 | Roanoke Rapids, NC US | ||
| John Musumeci | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| William Rothermel | January 26, 1932 | |||||
| Wayne Stewart | R | R | 6'5" | 210 | ||
| John Streza | R | R | April 7, 1920 | 6'3" | 220 | Alliance, OH US |
| Rollie Teater | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Richard Woods | L | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| William Zupnik | R | R | 5'8" | 170 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
